Blood and Ruins: The Last Imperial War, 1931-1945

Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 0143132938 ISBN13: 9780143132936 Release Date: April 2023 Publisher: Penguin Books Length: 1040 Pages Weight: 1.85 lbs. Dimensions: 1.8" x 5.5" x 8.4" "Monumental... [A] vast and detailed study that is surely the finest single-volume history of World War II. Richard Overy has given us a powerful reminder of the horror of war and the threat posed by dictators with dreams of empire." - The Wall Street Journal A thought-provoking and original reassessment of World War II, from Britain's leading military historian A New York Times bestseller Richard Overy sets out in Blood and Ruins to recast the way in which we view the Second World War and its origins and aftermath. As one of Britain's most decorated and respected World War II historians, he argues that this was the "last imperial war," with almost a century-long lead-up of global imperial expansion, which reached its peak in the territorial ambitions of Italy, Germany and J